IMANET Exam CMA Topic 3 Question 66 Discussion

The net initial investment for a capital project consists of three components: the purchase of new equipment, the increase in working capital, and the after-tax proceeds from the disposal of old equipment For this company, the first of these is $54,000 ($50,000 + $4,000), and the second is $1,000. The calculation of the after-tax proceeds from the disposal of the old equipment is as follows: